Good Reasons to Kill Quotes

“During my time in uniform I never once questioned if soldiers ever really had a good reason to kill, I'd been a civilian for years before this even occurred to me. This question now intrigues me.”
― Chris Rhyss Edwards, Good Reasons to Kill: an Anthology of Morality, Murder & Madness

“a world that denies – or worse, downplays - the existence of child soldiers, honor killing victims and parents forced to commit infanticide is a world in denial.”
― Chris Rhyss Edwards, Good Reasons to Kill: an Anthology of Morality, Murder & Madness

“A world that denies – or worse, downplays - the existence of child soldiers, honor killing victims and parents forced to commit infanticide is a world in denial. Gross incidence such as these will only persist for as long as people choose to turn their faces away.”
― Chris Rhyss Edwards, Good Reasons to Kill: an Anthology of Morality, Murder & Madness

“I don’t believe we need to sympathize with opposing views; I do believe we need to develop the capacity to acknowledge and empathize with conflicting opinions that are as passionately defended as our own.”
― Chris Rhyss Edwards, Good Reasons to Kill: an Anthology of Morality, Murder & Madness

“There will always be conflict in a world where an “I’m right, means you’re wrong” mentality exists because the world is inelegantly viewed as black and white.”
― Chris Rhyss Edwards, Good Reasons to Kill: an Anthology of Morality, Murder & Madness

“There will always be conflict in a world where an “I’m right, means you’re wrong” mentality exists because the world is inelegantly viewed as black and white. One possible path beyond this mental miasma is to make the effort to try and understand alternate perspectives on the matters we hold most dear.”
― Chris Rhyss Edwards, Good Reasons to Kill: an Anthology of Morality, Murder & Madness

“From a moral standpoint, the world we live in is complex, becoming increasingly grayer than black and white...”
― Chris Rhyss Edwards, Good Reasons to Kill: an Anthology of Morality, Murder & Madness

“On average, around 500,000 people die on the planet every year as a result of intentional violence and homicide. These acts span domestic violence, war, terrorism, infanticide, gang violence, honor killings and state executions. Many of these deaths pass relatively unnoticed while some attract attention.”
― Chris Rhyss Edwards, Good Reasons to Kill: an Anthology of Morality, Murder & Madness

“The underlying cause of most “beliefs” based conflict in the world is a predilection for appending overly simple labels of “good” and “bad” to big issues.”
― Chris Rhyss Edwards, Good Reasons to Kill: an Anthology of Morality, Murder & Madness

“Our conception of life’s sanctity is built upon our cultural and religious beliefs, which shape our concept of right and wrong.”
― Chris Rhyss Edwards, Good Reasons to Kill: an Anthology of Morality, Murder & Madness